10 Stories You Should Know: 01/26/2023
Here are the stories that should be on your radar.
Here are the global TV and streaming stories that should be on your radar for Thursday, January 26th:
Peacock Clears 20M Subscribers, Helping Comcast Nip Wall Street Q4 Estimates (Deadline)
Streaming service Peacock closed 2022 with more than 20 million paid subscribers, helping Comcast slip past Wall Street estimates during a challenging fourth quarter in the media business. Total revenue came in at $30.55 billion in the period, less than 1% ahead of the prior-year quarter.
‘Fauda’ Tops Lebanon Netflix Chart; Is In Top 10 In UAE, Jordan, Qatar (The Times Of Israel)
Fans had been waiting since 2020 for the latest episodes of the drama, which has most of its dialogue in Hebrew and Arabic.
‘Stranger Things’ Was Most-Streamed TV Show In U.S. In 2022 (Variety)
On the movie front, “Encanto” was the No. 1 most-streamed title of the year. The movie, featuring original songs composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, premiered on Disney+ in December 2021, and over the course of 2022 racked up 27.4 billion minutes of viewing (equivalent to being watched 269 million times).
Ofcom: Virgin Media Tops Q3 pay-TV Complaints (Advanced-Television)
Ofcom has published the latest figures for complaints the regulator received about the UK’s major mobile, broadband and pay-TV providers between July and September 2022. In summary, the latest complaints data shows: Overall, complaint volumes during this quarter were broadly in line with the previous three months.
Disney+, Viaplay Prices Increase In The Netherlands As Inflation Takes Hold (Digital TV Europe)
Inflation is starting to bite in the Dutch streaming market following reports that both Viaplay and Disney+ are hiking their streaming subscription fees. The question now is whether rival platforms will follow suit in this highly competitive SVOD market.
Wales Hopes To Lure Next ‘Doctor Who’ And ‘Sex Education’ With New Film & TV Studio (Deadline)
Aria Studios, a new two-stage £1.6M ($2M) facility that boasts 20,000 sqft of filming space, has officially opened for business in Anglesey, North Wales. The facility, located near the popular Welsh region of Eryri, has been established by indie production company Rondo Media and Welsh broadcaster S4C’s commercial arm S4C Digital Media Limited, with the support of the Welsh Government through Creative Wales.
Viaplay Select Launches On CANAL+ In Austria (Rapid TV News)
In a further territorial expansion of its streaming service, Viaplay Group has agreed a partnership with CANAL+ to make hundreds of hours of premium content from Viaplay Select available exclusively on the pay-TV platform in Austria.
BeIN Sports Drives off With Formula One Rights in Asia (Variety)
The ten Asian territories included in the agreement are Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Philippines, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. In many territories in Asia, Formula One previously played on the Disney-owned Fox Sports channels.
Republic Day: Shows On Netflix That Will Make You Feel Closer To Your Country (Outlook India)
India has been strengthened by its diverse cultures, languages, customs, and indomitable stories that have held our heads high! Today on India’s Republic Day, rekindle the joyous emotions of victory, valour, and variety with some of the most loved and unique stories on Netflix that honour the joy, pride and freedom of India.
The Great Bake Off Scores 40th Territory License (World Screen)
BBC Studios Distribution has licensed The Great Bake Off into Algeria, marking the 40th territory for the format.